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saltfreak4
Guest
Ok, found out some information about lighting. Kelvin is a temperature reading. It does relate to intensity, but there is no direct correlation to PAR. Kinda hard to explain but a light that is the same Wattage and same type will produce a higher par with a higher kelvin rating, and the higher the rating the more specific the wavelength, which makes it more specific to color, but not all 10K lights look white and not all 20K lights look blue. If that makes sense? Depends on the type HQI, PC etc. So, no more clearer a picture than before, but a little more understanding. Thanks to all for posting. Still looking for more opinions.
1journeyman
Active Member
Well, since you asked for more opinions...
The more light the better. If you have ever been on a reef then you understand the insane amount of light these vreatures receive in the wild.
Your local fish store assured you it would thrive? Great, get that in writing from them and make sure they will take the lights back at 100% refund, as well as paying you for the dead anemone.... Ask for that and see how "assuring" they are.
The higher the Kelvin rating the bluer the light. Color is the whole basis for the kelvin scale in rating bulbs. If a 20,000k bulb isn't burning "blue" it's not a true 20,000k bulb. Some bulb types are rated as "apparant" or "correlated" (I suspect PC's fall into this category) but that is more of a best guess than a true rating.
Lighting is like arguing over tap water and tank size; You'll find a lot of different opinions.
Finally, let me ask you this; If you walked into your LFS and said "I've got a flush bank account and I want my anemone to thrive". What light would they sell you?
The more light the better. If you have ever been on a reef then you understand the insane amount of light these vreatures receive in the wild.
Your local fish store assured you it would thrive? Great, get that in writing from them and make sure they will take the lights back at 100% refund, as well as paying you for the dead anemone.... Ask for that and see how "assuring" they are.
The higher the Kelvin rating the bluer the light. Color is the whole basis for the kelvin scale in rating bulbs. If a 20,000k bulb isn't burning "blue" it's not a true 20,000k bulb. Some bulb types are rated as "apparant" or "correlated" (I suspect PC's fall into this category) but that is more of a best guess than a true rating.
Lighting is like arguing over tap water and tank size; You'll find a lot of different opinions.
Finally, let me ask you this; If you walked into your LFS and said "I've got a flush bank account and I want my anemone to thrive". What light would they sell you?